THE WINNER OF CBS' "SURVIVOR: FIJI" TO BE REVEALED LIVEFROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY ON SUNDAY, MAY 13

The Sunday Night Finale Will Be Followed by a LIVE Reveal of the WinnerAnd a One-Hour Reunion Show From New York City Featuring the 19 Castaways Together for the First Time Since Being In Fiji

The finale of SURVIVOR: FIJI will be broadcast Sunday, May 13 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The finale will culminate in the LIVE reveal of the winner from The Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.

After the reveal, Jeff Probst will host a LIVE reunion show (10:00-11:00, ET, tape delayed PT) featuring the 19 castaways who will come together for the first time since being in Fiji.

SURVIVOR: FIJI began with a diverse cast of Americans who started as one tribe with plenty of supplies and resources to make an exceptionally comfortable camp. On Day Three, the castaways were split into two tribes to compete in the first combination Reward/Immunity Challenge. Moto, the winning tribe, returned to the camp of copious resources while Ravu, the losing tribe, was sent to a new island with only a pot, a machete and a water source. The castaways soon learned that there was a Hidden Immunity Idol somewhere at each tribe camp and new clues to its whereabouts could be found on Exile Island. If found, these Immunity Idols might save individuals from being voted out at a future Tribal Council.

• The Moto Tribe, with all their luxuries, has dominated almost all of the challenges.• Gary Stritesky was forced to leave the game in Episode Four due to illness. • A tribe switch allowed Earl, Yau-Man and Michelle to move to the comfortable camp with Cassandra, Boo and Stacy. • Dreamz, Edguardo and Alex are presently at the sparse camp of Ravu with original member Mookie, the only one left that has never enjoyed any of Moto's camp luxuries since the tribes split on Day Three. • Yau-Man and Earl have joined forces at Moto and have found their camp's Hidden Immunity Idols but have decided not to tell the rest of their tribe. • Alex, Edguardo and Mookie have also created an alliance at Ravu and just found the second Hidden Immunity Idol at their camp. Now that they've found it, who gets to use it?

SURVIVOR: FIJI is produced by SEG, Inc. Mark Burnett and Tom Shelly are executive producers. Mark Burnett, Marilyn Seabury and Stu Schreiberg will serve as executive producers of the LIVE reunion show.

On a happy note, producers have corrected the grievous oversight from last season which guaranteed a player still holding the hidden Idol at F4 a place in the finals. For Survivor Fiji, the rules have changed and the hidden Idol is good only up to and through the F5, after which it becomes useless.

Hidding the Idols back at camp changed the game in more ways than one. The Idols are inside the actual camp, which makes it almost impossible to search for them without the prying eyes of fellow tribemates, especially given the restful location in which they lie. Players join forces to dig, with an agreement to "share" the Idol if it is found, making the play of the Idol a more interesting strategic choice.

As we reported, we were told that at least three hidden Immunity Idols are found. None are found before the tribal switch, two are found before the merge and one is found after the merge. Of the Idols played, one definitely changes the outcome.

The Power of a Promise: Controversial Decision

One of the big talking points before the show premiered was the controversial decision which is made late in the game. As we stated earlier, the controversy impacts the final outcome.

From what were told, what seasoned spoiling sleuths across the boards have deduced is accurate: the controversial decision does indeed center around the infamous car curse. As Probst stated during his pre-season Press Conference, "the car challenge plays an instrumental role in this season, a huge role." The surprising winner of this challenge will once again have a big impact: deals are struck, keys exchange hands, and the car curse lives on in dramatic fashion. As for the lucky recipient, a close reading of Probst's Press Conference should prove fruitful.

Voice: Survivor week kicks off with three big surprises, the hidden immunity idol will be found, a reward challenge shocker that you won't see coming, but now you will now that you have been tipped off, and somebody sends themself to exile island.

This last episode showcased an exchange between Cassandra, Earl and Yau-Man, in which they reaffirmed their (temporary) commitment to each other amidst Yau-Man's increasing concerns over the tight bond between Cassandra, Dre, and to a lesser extent, Earl. The situation will dictate Yau-Man's actions during the penultimate episode of the season, from the deal over the car challenge he wins, the decision to send himself to Exile Island and the choice he makes once he retrieves the new clues for the hidden Idol. To find out who benefits from Yau-Man's new found information, click on the picture below.

The Path to Idol Play is Colored Ochre

The final act of Yau-Man's bravura performance (you know the producers were just salivating as word of how the day's events were unfolding trickled back to camp) will take place at Tribal Council. As we noted earlier, the idol found by Yau-Man will affect the vote at Tribal Council. Prior to the airing of Episode 5, the promos featured an oddly placed ochre-colored sequence, a clear Idol Showdown Foreshadowing. With Boo wearing the spikey braided necklace and Dre's supplication for help, the foreshadowing should be fulfilled.

As a footnote, and perhaps for comic relief in Episode 13, the last player anyone would suspect of covert ops will rise in an attempt to gain intelligence about fellow players.

Right well Yau/Stacy/Boo are teamed together for the RC but there is another part of the RC that I read and they also get to drive the truck with the large crate on the back and hand out goodies to the children in Fiji but I don't know if Dre, now owning the car, gets to choose who goes with him or how it works?

Right well Yau/Stacy/Boo are teamed together for the RC but there is another part of the RC that I read and they also get to drive the truck with the large crate on the back and hand out goodies to the children in Fiji but I don't know if Dre, now owning the car, gets to choose who goes with him or how it works?

Will be interesting. If Dre Wins you know he will take Cassandra but I guess the decision would be between Earl and yauman if there are 3 as we know Boo talks too much and he does not like Stacy. However, he could only be picking 1 person and this is how Earl has time to find the idol.

That was the quite the deal Yau-Man made wasn't it? I guess he also couldn't picture himself in that tough guy truck. I really enjoyed the show tonight. I also thought it was nice of Yau-Man not to send Cassandra to exile island. It worked out anyways as now Earl has the other immunity idol. Sunday can't come fast enough now.